Day in photos: Nov. 30, 2012

Seaweed caught in cyclone fencing on Liberty Island has dried since Hurricane Sandy. And though the statue itself survived intact, damage to buildings and the island’s power and heating systems will keep the attraction closed for now.

AP

A Palestinian youth chucks a stone toward an Israeli bulldozer that’s working to clear a burning roadblock in Kafr Qaddum, West Bank.

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Kate Middleton plays hockey — in heels! — with students during a visit to her childhood school, St. Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, England.

AP

Family and friends carry the bodies of a 32-year-old father and two of his three kids, aged 4 and 7, to burial in Aleppo, Syria. They were killed the previous day when a mortar attack hit their home.

ZUMA Press

Riot cops detain one of thousands of protesters outside Slovenia’s parliament building in Ljubljana, where tensions soared ahead of this weekend’s presidential runoff.

AP

Italian skiier Christof Innerhofer celebrates after his run at the men’s World Cup downhill race in Beaver Creek, Colo.

AP

President Obama waves after an economic speech at a Rodon Group facility. The company manufactures over 95% of the parts for K’NEX Brands.

AP

Indian women stroll past a 100-foot-long AIDS ribbon sculpted into the sand at Chandrabhaga beach in recognition of World AIDS Day.

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M23 rebels withdraw through the hills after giving up control of the village of Karuba, Congo, in a brokered deal with police.

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A protester stands with his arms chained to symbolize the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood amid continued anti-government demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

Reuters

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters after a public meeting close to a heavily protested, military-backed copper mine in Monywa, Myanmar, where she’s urging a negotiated resolution.

AP

An official inspects tank cars from a derailed freight train in Paulsboro, NJ. Residents in three southern New Jersey towns were told to stay inside after the mishap because of the hazardous cargo inside.